One person in each school building trained to prevent and address sexual assault does not equal a culture change.
Here’s Why Chicago Magazine Named Chinatown’s Haines Elementary the City’s Top Neighborhood School.
In September 2019, Chicago Magazine named Chinatown’s Haines Elementary the city’s top neighborhood elementary school. Here’s how they got there.
At Camp Med, South Side Senior’s Summer Featured ‘Cardiology 101’
UChicago Woodlawn senior Alvin Bonner, Jr. got a taste of med school this summer. Now he’s fired up for college.
The Insider’s Guide to Englewood STEM High School
After a tour of Englewood STEM and a chance to meet its new principal, Tanesha Peeples became a believer.
We Can Teach Black and LGBTQ History at the Same Time. In Fact, We Should.
My social media feeds were drenched with homophobia this week. People were saying how they really felt about my state, Illinois, joining other states mandating the teaching of LGBTQ history in schools. And ignorance about the required teaching of African American history in schools made me feel like I was drowning in idiocy and hypocrisy. Hateful and disgusting questions infuriated me—like Fred Williams’ question…
As a Parent and a Former Teacher, Let Me Tell You Why School Improvement Is So Hard
School improvement is hard. It requires courage, vulnerability and a willingness to confront structural racism and one’s own internal biases. But patience with the process brings rewards.
How Black Communities Can Come Together to Support Our Youth This Summer
Too often, SummerTimeChi means kids aren’t safe. But undesirable behavior doesn’t make our kids bad–they’re bored. Our communities can create programs to keep kids safe and out of trouble. I’m starting one myself.
When It Comes to Pride in Their Neighborhood, Third Graders at Chavez Elementary Say It Loud!
At Chavez Elementary, third-grade teachers Ashley McCall and Lindsey Singer and their students capped the year with a joint project: the online magazine Dilo Fuerte/Say It Loud. The magazine, written in Spanish and English, features book reviews, poetry, stories and interviews from leaders and activists in Back of the Yards, across the South and Southwest Sides of Chicago, and around…